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Dr. Majid Rafizadeh

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a Harvard-educated Iranian-American political scientist. He is a leading expert on Iran and US foreign policy, a businessman and president of the International American Council. He serves on the boards of the Harvard International Review, the Harvard International Relations Council and the US-Middle East Chamber for Commerce and Business.

Twitter: @Dr_Rafizadeh

Latest published

Biden administration lacking a major foreign policy success

President Joe Biden has now been in office for more than two years, which is an adequate time period to make an assessment regarding the successes, challenges and failures of his administration’s foreign policy up until now.

May 14, 2023

Close ties with the GCC should be a priority for Biden

At a time when America’s military presence in the Middle East appears to be shrinking and other forces may be looking to fill the vacuum, it is more essential than ever for the Biden administration to work in lockstep with the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.  

May 04, 2023

Putting an end to the crisis in Sudan

Any violence and instability in Sudan will not only have a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, but it also runs the risk of spiraling out of control and subsequently spilling over to neighboring countries. This could have severe repercussions for the entire Horn of Africa region.

April 27, 2023

Multilateral fronts key to fighting terrorism

A multilateral, unified and modern approach is required in order to combat the terrorist activities of today’s international nonstate actors, terrorist groups, domestic militia groups and individual terrorists.

April 20, 2023